![]() It's not just for public Web apps, either. As more office apps move to the Web, the browsing functions make this device more valuable. And it still boasts the best 3.5-inch screen I've ever seen. and is 4.3 inches long, 2.4 inches wide and less than one-third of an inch thick. ![]() It sounds obvious, but it's worth repeating: The iPod Touch can go with you everywhere - in the conference room, at a client's office, in the car, tucked away in your shirt pocket, even in the bathroom. That's great for multitasking productivity. And you can open up eight or more different Web windows at a time. While it doesn't do Java or Flash (yet), it will still handle 90% of the business Web apps out there. The scrolling, panning and zooming around that's possible put it in a usability league with far larger devices like tablet PCs. Safari on the iPod Touch is much better than anything else out there. First and foremost, the iPod Touch has a darn good almost-full-featured Web browser - not just a mobile browser, but a real browser. ![]() That way, when you sit down with the CFO to explain why you want, er, need one, you'll have a ready-made checklist handy. Not convinced? Let me break these down by application, and feel free to file this list away for any future iPod Touch purchase order justification. Not only does it arrive out of the box with useful software, but apps that can be added to it with a little tweaking make it feature-filled enough to keep almost any road warrior happy. Having spent some time with Apple's latest iPod, which hit the market in September and starts at $299, I think there's a lot of on-the-job use you can get from this little guy - so much so that you might even be able to expense it at work. (I know what a lot of you are thinking: In your dreams. ![]() Sure, you can listen to music, but there's also a practical side, the side that makes it a perfect tool for business. It offers in one svelte package a host of cool features, everything from Web browsing over Wi-Fi to VPN access and a host of enterprise-useful apps. Apple Inc.'s new iPod Touch is a revolutionary device, much like its iPhone cousin. ![]()
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